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2023 Best Value Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

38 Colleges
$21,857 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,963 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 13,571 people earned a degree or certificate in public administration, making the major the #23 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

#2

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Hamline University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in the United States. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hamline are $10,402 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Cal Baptist graduate students pay an average of $14,320 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cal Baptist is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Full Public Administration at California Baptist University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great value for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WCUPA also is in the top 10% of our Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

Read full report on Public Administration at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in the United States. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

Full Public Administration at Capella University Report

University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#7

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

With a ranking of #7, University of La Verne did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

ULV graduate students pay an average of $14,520 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. UIS is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIS are $16,757 per year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.

Full Public Administration at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#10

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA

With a ranking of #10, Valdosta State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at VSU are $18,682 per year.

Read full report on Public Administration at Valdosta State University

Public Administration by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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